HPU’s Pre-College Music and Art Program announces courses for spring 2015
By Chandler Condra, HPU senior BROWNWOOD – January 12, 2015 – Howard Payne University’s Pre-College Music and Art Program will offer courses in music and art during the 2015 spring semester. Courses include Kindermusik, art and private music lessons. Kindermusik will include foundational music learning for children ages 1-and-a-half to 3 years in the Our […]
HPU’s Student Speaker Bureau competes nationally, abroad
BROWNWOOD – December 3, 2014 – HPU’s competitive speech and debate team, Student Speaker Bureau, competed recently at the Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association fall championship tournament held at Texas Christian University and at the Oxford Inter-Varsity Debating Competition held in Oxford, England. Freshman Braxton Clark, communication and political science major from Southlake, won fifth place […]
HPU to celebrate birth of Christ through readings and music
BROWNWOOD – December 2, 2014 – Howard Payne University’s School of Music and Fine Arts will present its annual Service of Lessons and Carols this Sunday at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Church in Brownwood. The service includes Scripture readings about the prophecies and coming of Christ and music that reflects on the passages being […]
HPU’s band and choir to present Christmas celebration concert
BROWNWOOD – November 25, 2014 – Howard Payne University’s Symphonic Band and Concert Choir will present a Christmas celebration concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 4, in the university’s Mims Auditorium. The concert is free and the community is encouraged to attend as HPU celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. “The musical selections are […]
HPU art faculty recognized for professional accomplishments
BROWNWOOD – November 25, 2014 – Two members of Howard Payne University’s art faculty recently earned recognition for professional accomplishments. David E. Harmon, professor of art and chair of the Department of Art, shared his panel paper at the 28th Annual National Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists in New York City. […]
HPU presents “Junie B. Jones: The Musical”
BROWNWOOD – November 20, 2014 – Howard Payne University is presenting “Junie B. Jones: The Musical,” a fun show for the entire family, this Friday and Saturday at the university’s Mims Auditorium. Performances are November 21 at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and November 22 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 […]
HPU accepting entries for national art exhibition
By Jaclyn Bonner, HPU sophomore BROWNWOOD – October 28, 2014 – Howard Payne University’s Department of Art will host the first annual “Above and Below I-10: Cross-Country Art” exhibition at the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery in the university’s Doakie Day Art Center in February and March of 2015. All contemporary American artists who […]
HPU theatre department to present “Suite Surrender” during Homecoming 2014
BROWNWOOD – October 13, 2014 – Howard Payne University’s Department of Theatre will present performances of Suite Surrender in conjunction with HPU’s Homecoming 2014 celebration. Show times are 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 23, through Saturday, October 25, and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 26. Prior to the Saturday night performance, at 6:30 p.m., HPU […]
HPU’s speech and debate team begins competition season
BROWNWOOD – October 10, 2014 – Howard Payne University’s competitive speech and debate team, Student Speaker Bureau (SSB), began its 2014-2015 competition season in September. The team first traveled to Texas State University to participate in practice British parliamentary (BP) debate rounds with the TSU team, followed by the Hill Country Swing individual events tournament. […]
HPU band fraternity and sorority dedicate enhanced trailer in memory of former students
BROWNWOOD – October 1, 2014 – Howard Payne University’s chapters of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma, national honorary band fraternity and sorority, recently transformed the trailer which hauls equipment and instruments for the Yellow Jacket Band. The groups have dedicated the trailer in memory of two students who passed away while members of […]
HPU exhibiting work of Brownwood photographer Roger Levesque
By Chandler Condra, HPU junior BROWNWOOD –September 25, 2014– Howard Payne University is exhibiting the work of Brownwood photographer Roger Levesque in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery in the Doakie Day Art Center. The exhibit, “A Retrospective of Fine Art Photography,” is available for viewing until November 21. Levesque’s work focuses on the […]
Deans among new faculty at HPU
BROWNWOOD – September 23, 2014 – Two deans are among the nine new Howard Payne University faculty members this semester. Dr. Richard Fiese serves as dean of the School of Music and Fine Arts and professor of music, while Alexia Riggs joins HPU as dean of libraries and associate professor of library science. Dr. Fiese […]
HPU to host Sorores Duo in soprano and clarinet recital
BROWNWOOD – September 11, 2014 – Howard Payne University’s School of Music and Fine Arts will host guest soprano Dr. Amy Rosine in recital on Thursday, September 18 at 7:30 p.m. The recital is free to the public and will be held in the university’s Grace Chapel. Dr. Rosine, a former HPU faculty member, will […]
Students from HPU’s Pre-College Music program earn honors at state music competition
BROWNWOOD – June 5, 2014 – Fifty students from HPU’s Pre-College Music program participated in the District 4A Junior Festival, held on the HPU campus in March. Forty-eight students earned a “Superior” rating, making them eligible to compete in the Texas Federation of Music Clubs State Competition. Of these students, 22 entered the TFMC State […]
Dr. Cynthia Clawson performs for HPU Steinway campaign
BROWNWOOD – May 23, 2014 – Howard Payne University hosted alumna and Grammy-award winning artist Dr. Cynthia Clawson in concert last Sunday afternoon. Dr. Clawson, accompanied by Steinway artist Marvin Gaspard, performed several songs at Brownwood’s First United Methodist Church in support of HPU’s campaign to become an All-Steinway School. In addition to her Grammy […]
HPU band fraternity and sorority honored at Southwest District Convention
BROWNWOOD – May 20, 2014 – Howard Payne University’s chapters of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma, national honorary band fraternity and sorority, brought home three awards from the annual Southwest District Convention at Baylor University. HPU’s chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi was presented the Outstanding Service to Music Education Award, which recognizes extraordinary […]
HPU Jazz Ensemble receives superior rating at Temple Jazz Festival
BROWNWOOD – May 1, 2014 – The Howard Payne University Jazz Ensemble was awarded the rating of “Superior” in a three-judge panel unanimous decision at the 24th Annual Temple Jazz Festival held at Temple College last month. Six from HPU were also awarded certificates as Outstanding Soloists at the festival. The Outstanding Soloists were Ryan […]
Tyler January of Brownwood to present senior recital at HPU
BROWNWOOD – April 30, 2014 – Howard Payne University senior Tyler January, a music major from Brownwood, will present his senior voice recital on Friday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s Grace Chapel. The public is welcome to attend the recital and there is no charge for admission. For more information, contact HPU’s […]
HPU to host Steinway & Sons president Thursday following American Music Spectacular
BROWNWOOD – April 28, 2014 – Howard Payne University will host special guest Ron Losby, president of Steinway & Sons – Americas in New York City, thisThursday, May 1. Losby will preside over a ribbon cutting ceremony to kick off HPU’s campaign to become an All-Steinway School. The ceremony will follow the 19th annual American […]
Judi Parten of Killeen to present senior recital at HPU
BROWNWOOD – April 23, 2014 – Howard Payne University senior Judi Parten, a music major from Killeen, will present her senior voice recital on Monday, April 28, at 6 p.m. in the university’s Grace Chapel. The public is welcome to attend the recital and there is no charge for admission. For more information, contact HPU’s […]
HPU Concert Choir to present spring concert
BROWNWOOD – April 23, 2014 – Howard Payne University’s Concert Choir will present its spring concert next Tuesday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s Grace Chapel, located inside the Paul and Jane Meyer Faith and Life Leadership Center on the HPU campus. The concert is free and open to the public. Students will […]
HPU student artwork on exhibition through May 2
BROWNWOOD – April 1, 2014 – The artwork of several Howard Payne University students is on exhibition in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery of the university’s Doakie Day Art Center through May 2. The show includes drawings, paintings, photographs, graphic designs and three-dimensional designs created by students in nine different HPU art classes. […]
HPU student named national debate champion
BROWNWOOD – March 25, 2014 – Jaclyn Bonner, a Howard Payne University freshman and student debater from Lytle, was named a national champion during the National Christian College Forensics Association tournament held at California Baptist University in Riverside. HPU’s Student Speaker Bureau, a speech and debate team, competed in the tournament over Spring Break. Bonner […]
Juan Hernandez of Brownwood to present senior recital at HPU
BROWNWOOD – February 28, 2014 – Juan Hernandez, a Howard Payne University music education major and saxophonist from Brownwood, will present his senior recital on Tuesday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s Grace Chapel. The recital is titled “Latin American Music for the Classical Saxophone.” “Music is the universal language and the language […]
HPU art professor to be featured in national exhibition
BROWNWOOD – February 26, 2014 – The artwork of David Harmon, professor of art and chair of the Department of Art at Howard Payne University, was selected for inclusion in a national exhibition. Two of Harmon’s pastel pieces will be featured in The Pastel National 2014 Exhibition at the Wichita Center for the Arts in […]